Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family’s history. Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was born February 20, 1924 and she died June 17, 2019. She was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite. During the 1930’s she was the subject to a high-profile child custody trail. Her mother Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt and her paternal aunt Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney each sought custody of Gloria and control over her trust fund. When Gloria was a young girl, she was cared for by a beloved nanny Dodo. She didn’t really have contact with her mother. During the trial, her motherless the custody battle and Gloria went to live with her aunt Gertrude. Gloria was married four times and divorced three times. She had four sons, two with Leopold Stokowski and two with Wyatt Emory Cooper.
Her son Anderson Cooper is looking though Gloria’s art and they are talking about her life. Anderson also wanted to connect more openly with his mother. She is 91 years old at this time and he needs to do this now. Some aspects of their lives are still not talked about and not at this time either. Gloria’s life is very fascinating and even though she has had ups and downs, she is still positive about her life. She died from stomach cancer at the age of 95. I thought this was well done and interesting. 4* (I really liked this movie)
108 min, Doc directed by Liz Garbus and written by Dan Cogan with Anderson Cooper, Pearson Marx, Stan Stokowski, Alfred Vanderbilt III.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10 with 591 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 67% critic 74% audience, Metacritic 80 out of 100 with 5 critics (4 positive, 1 mixed), Amazon 4* out of 5* with 104 reviews, Letterboxd 3.6* out of 5*.
Special Note: Anderson Cooper is the primary anchor of the CNN news shows Anderson Cooper 360. He also published a memoir for HaperCollins in May 2006 titled Dispatches from the Edge. It details his life and work in Sri Lanka, Africa, Iraq and Louisiana over the previous year.
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